13 water bodies short-listed for eco-restoration
The Environment Department has short-listed 13 water bodies on the southern and western fringes of Greater Chennai Area for eco-restoration.The department will restore half-a-dozen lakes to begin
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China's very own Dead Sea
A Singaporean Businessman will invest over $24 million (Rs 105 crore) to develop the 'Chinese Dead Sea' in southwest China's Sichuan Province, a report said. An ancient salt lake, which took shape
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Chilka Lake
A new outlet from Chilka Lake to the sea was opened near Shipkida village near Puri to give a new lease of life to the decaying brackish water
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Pollution going unchecked in Chitheri lake
Contamination of the Chitheri lake (in Kancheepuram)as well as ground water around it by untreated effluent emanating from cloth dyeing units on a patta land on the western side, continues to haunt
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Historical records provide a growing sense of global warmth
An international team of scientists sifting through historical records has found unusual evidence for long-term global warming:Many lakes and rivers in the Northern Hemisphere typically freeze over a
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Dried up Himayatsagar bed being dug for clay
The sprawling 74-year-old Himayatsagar has faced a threat from the Indira Prabha programme, intended to make barren stretches into cultivable lands.The lake, once a major source of drinking water to
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Haleji Lake needs desilting
Unchecked growth of aquatic weeds which have covered a major portion of the Haleji Lake in Karachi, has led to gradual deterioration of water quality in the reservoir. According to sources, the water
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On Dal Lake, houseboat owners rue leaky future
As the inaugural summer breeze agitates shimmering waters of Dal Lake, numberless waves hit hundreds of exquisite houseboats floating on its surface. After many years, Dal has regained its charm. It
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All for cleaner water- Facelift for five reservoir lifelines in capital, Adityapur, Hazaribagh & Chatra
Ranchi, July 30: Jharkhand has embarked on a mammoth project to rejuvenate five dams and reservoirs that act as prime water sources for capital Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh and Chatra, a move that will also help the state tap central funds.
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The havoc of pesticides
A team of Canadian researchers investigating the causes of pollution in surface sea water in the north pole, have found that Arctic lakes are teeming with severe causes of pesticide contaminated
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NASA turns to Mexican lake for clues to alien life
With cobalt waters harbouring eerie, coral-like formations, this archipelago of lakes in Mexico's searing Chihuahuan desert has always had an other-worldly appearance. Now top researchers at the US
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NASA turns to Mexican lake for clues to alien life
With cobalt waters harbouring eerie, coral-like formations, this archipelago of lakes in Mexico's searing Chihuahuan desert has always had an other-worldly appearance. Now top researchers at the US
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States contaminated hotspots raise a stink
July 28: With concerns about polluted environments growing and the Centre identifying several industrial clusters across the country that pose an unacceptably high risk to human health, cleaning up some of the worst areas is a big challenge for the authorities.
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Man, sand and sea reduce Pulicat to a dying lake
Nellore's Pulicat lake once had that picture postcard perfection: exotic migratory flamingos, grey pelicans, brahminy ducks, a range of geese and ducks that waddled in the water as the lush green
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Dal Lake scam unearthed
The Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Organisation (VO) has registered seven corruption cases against officials of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA), an organisation responsible for the
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Ranjit sagar lake rising
The inflow in the Ravi river has increased easing the pressure to meet irrigation demands of the Majha area through UBDC canal in forthcoming sowing season. The inflow in the Ranjit sagar lake
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Scotch add water as eights make it two in a row
Scotch College took out the Head of the River for the second year running at the 138th staging of the eight-oared schoolboy rowing event at Lake Nagambie. Scotch, stroked by Angus Tyers, got out to
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Data suggests long-term warming
An international team of scientists sifting through historical records has found unusual evidence of long-term global warming:Many lakes and rivers in the Northern Hemisphere typically freeze over a
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Lake being sacrificed
The Mayapuri lake is again fighting for survival. Once at the brink of being filled up for creating land for industries, it is now being filled up for constructing a flyover. The PWD is filling up
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Rs 500-cr MP ponds plan
The Madhya Pradesh Government will prepare a master plan for protection and conservation of 18 ponds of Bhopal city, including the famous upper and lower lakes, with an investment of Rs 500 crore.